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And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof. <a href="/nkjv/2_kings/7.htm">New King James Version</a> Then that officer had answered the man of God, and said, “Now look, if the LORD would make windows in heaven, could such a thing be?” And he had said, “In fact, you shall see it with your eyes, but you shall not eat of it.” <a href="/nasb_/2_kings/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> At that time the royal officer had responded to the man of God and said, “Now even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could such a thing as this happen?” And he had said, “Behold, you are going to see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of it.” <a href="/nasb/2_kings/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then the royal officer answered the man of God and said, &#8220Now behold, if the LORD should make windows in heaven, could such a thing be?&#8221 And he said, &#8220Behold, you will see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat of it.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/2_kings/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then the royal officer answered the man of God and said, “Now behold, if the LORD should make windows in heaven, could such a thing be?” And he said, “Behold, you shall see it with your own eyes, but you shall not eat of it.” <a href="/lsb/2_kings/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And the royal officer had answered the man of God and said, “Now behold, if Yahweh should make windows in heaven, could such a thing be?” And he had said, “Behold, you will see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat of it.” <a href="/amp/2_kings/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> The royal officer had answered the man of God and said, “Now behold, [even] if the LORD should make windows in heaven, could such a thing happen?” And Elisha had answered, “You will see it with your own eyes, but [because of your doubt] you will not eat it.” <a href="/csb/2_kings/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> this captain had answered the man of God, “Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen? ” Elisha had said, “You will in fact see it with your own eyes, but you won’t eat any of it.” <a href="/hcsb/2_kings/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> this captain had answered the man of God, &#8220Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?&#8221 Elisha had said, &#8220You will in fact see it with your own eyes, but you won&#8217t eat any of it.&#8221 <a href="/asv/2_kings/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> and that captain answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if Jehovah should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? and he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof: <a href="/cev/2_kings/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> But the officer refused to believe that even the LORD could do that. So Elisha warned him that he would see it happen, but would not eat any of the food. <a href="/erv/2_kings/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> and that captain answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if the LORD should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? and he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof: <a href="/gwt/2_kings/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Then the servant answered the man of God, "Could this happen even if the LORD poured rain through windows in the sky?" Elisha answered, "You will see it with your own eyes, but you won't eat any of it.") <a href="/gnt/2_kings/7.htm">Good News Translation</a> to which the officer had answered, "That can't happen--not even if the LORD himself were to send grain at once!" And Elisha had replied, "You will see it happen, but you won't get to eat any of the food." <a href="/isv/2_kings/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> But the royal attendant on whom the king depended responded to the man of God: "Look here! Even if the LORD were to make a window in the sky, how could this happen?" He replied, "No, you look! You'll see it with your eyes, but you won't eat any of it!" <a href="/msb/2_kings/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And the officer had answered the man of God, ?Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?? So Elisha had replied, ?You will see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of it!? <a href="/net/2_kings/7.htm">NET Bible</a> But the officer replied to the prophet, "Look, even if the LORD made it rain by opening holes in the sky, could this happen so soon?" Elisha said, "Look, you will see it happen with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of the food!" <a href="/nheb/2_kings/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> and that captain answered the man of God, and said, "Now, look, if the LORD should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be?" and he said, "Look, you shall see it with your eyes, but shall not eat of it." <a href="/wbt/2_kings/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And that lord answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if the LORD should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thy eyes, but shalt not eat of it. <a href="/web/2_kings/7.htm">World English Bible</a> and that captain answered the man of God, and said, “Now, behold, if Yahweh made windows in heaven, might such a thing be?” and he said, “Behold, you will see it with your eyes, but will not eat of it.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_kings/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and the captain answers the man of God and says, “And behold, YHWH is making windows in the heavens—will this thing be?” And he says, “Behold, you are seeing it with your eyes, and you do not eat thereof”; <a href="/ylt/2_kings/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and the captain answereth the man of God, and saith, 'And lo, Jehovah is making windows in the heavens -- it is according to this word?' and he saith, 'Lo, thou art seeing with thine eyes, and thereof thou dost not eat;' <a href="/slt/2_kings/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And the third will answer the man of God and say, Behold, Jehovah making lattices in the heavens, will it be according to this word? and he will say, Behold thee seeing with thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat from thence.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_kings/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> When that lord answered the man of' God, and said: Although the Lord should make flood-gates in heaven, could this come to pass which thou sayest? And he said to him: Thou shalt see with thy eyes, and shalt not eat thereof. <a href="/cpdv/2_kings/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Then that leader had responded to the man of God, and he had said, “Even if the Lord will open the floodgates of heaven, how can what you say possibly happen?” And he said to him, “You will see it with your own eyes, and you will not eat from it.” <a href="/nabre/2_kings/7.htm">New American Bible</a> The adjutant had answered the man of God, “Even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, how could this happen?” And Elisha had replied, “You shall see it with your own eyes, but you shall not eat of it.” <a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> the captain had answered the man of God, “Even if the LORD were to make windows in the sky, could such a thing happen?” And he had answered, “You shall see it with your own eyes, but you shall not eat from it.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> But that mighty man had answered the prophet of God and said, If the LORD should make windows in heaven, could this thing be? And the prophet had said, Behold, you shall see it with your eyes, but you shall not eat of it. <a href="/hpbt/2_kings/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And that Mighty Man had answered and said to the Prophet of God: “If LORD JEHOVAH made windows in Heaven, would this event happen?” And he had said to him: “Behold, you shall see with your eyes, and you shall not eat of it.”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_kings/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> and that captain answered the man of God, and said: 'Now, behold, if the LORD should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be?' and he said: 'Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof'; <a href="/sep/2_kings/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And the officer answered Elisaie, and said, Behold, if the Lord makes flood-gates in heaven, shall this thing be? and Elisaie said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but thou shalt not eat thereof. <a href="/parallel/2_kings/7-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=2453" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_kings/7.htm">The Siege Lifted</a> …18It happened just as the man of God had told the king: “About this time tomorrow at the gate of Samaria, two seahs of barley will sell for a shekel, and a seah of fine flour will sell for a shekel.” 19<a href="/hebrew/7991.htm" title="7991: haš·šā·lîš (Art:: N-ms) -- Or shalowsh; or shalosh; from shalowsh; a triple, i.e. a triangle; also a three-fold measure; also a general of the third rank.">And the officer</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6030.htm" title="6030: way·ya·‘an (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To answer, respond.">had answered</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-msc) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">the man</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">of God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: wə·hin·nêh (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">“Look,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">even if the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ō·śeh (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">were to make</a> <a href="/hebrew/699.htm" title="699: ’ă·rub·bō·wṯ (N-fp) -- A lattice, window, sluice. Feminine participle passive of 'arab; a lattice; a window, dove-cot, chimney, sluice.">windows</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: baš·šā·ma·yim (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky.">in heaven,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">could this</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hă·yih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">really happen?”</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: kad·dā·ḇār (Prep-k, Art:: N-ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause."></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">So Elisha had replied,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2005.htm" title="2005: hin·nə·ḵā (Interjection:: 2ms) -- Lo! behold! A primitive particle; lo!; also if.">“</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rō·’eh (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">You will see it</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: bə·‘ê·ne·ḵā (Prep-b:: N-cdc:: 2ms) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">with your own eyes,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">but you will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: ṯō·ḵêl (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">eat</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: ū·miš·šām (Conj-w, Prep-m:: Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">any of it!”</a> 20And that is just what happened to him. The people trampled him in the gateway, and he died.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/2_kings/6-32.htm">2 Kings 6:32-33</a> Now Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. The king sent a messenger ahead, but before he arrived, Elisha said to the elders, “Do you see how this murderer has sent someone to cut off my head? Look, when the messenger comes, shut the door to keep him out. Is not the sound of his master’s footsteps behind him?” / While Elisha was still speaking with them, the messenger came down to him. And the king said, “This calamity is from the LORD. Why should I wait for the LORD any longer?” <a href="/2_kings/4-16.htm">2 Kings 4:16-17</a> And Elisha declared, “At this time next year, you will hold a son in your arms.” “No, my lord,” she said. “Do not lie to your maidservant, O man of God.” / But the woman did conceive, and at that time the next year she gave birth to a son, just as Elisha had told her. <a href="/numbers/11-21.htm">Numbers 11:21-23</a> But Moses replied, “Here I am among 600,000 men on foot, yet You say, ‘I will give them meat, and they will eat for a month.’ / If all our flocks and herds were slaughtered for them, would they have enough? Or if all the fish in the sea were caught for them, would they have enough?” / The LORD answered Moses, “Is the LORD’s arm too short? Now you will see whether or not My word will come to pass.” <a href="/genesis/18-12.htm">Genesis 18:12-14</a> So she laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?” / And the LORD asked Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Can I really bear a child when I am old?’ / Is anything too difficult for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you—in about a year—and Sarah will have a son.” <a href="/isaiah/55-8.htm">Isaiah 55:8-9</a> “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD. / “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts. <a href="/psalms/78-19.htm">Psalm 78:19-20</a> They spoke against God, saying, “Can God really prepare a table in the wilderness? / When He struck the rock, water gushed out and torrents raged. But can He also give bread or supply His people with meat?” <a href="/exodus/16-3.htm">Exodus 16:3-4</a> “If only we had died by the LORD’s hand in the land of Egypt!” they said. “There we sat by pots of meat and ate our fill of bread, but you have brought us into this desert to starve this whole assembly to death!” / Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will rain down bread from heaven for you. Each day the people are to go out and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test whether or not they will follow My instructions. <a href="/malachi/3-10.htm">Malachi 3:10</a> Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure. <a href="/matthew/19-26.htm">Matthew 19:26</a> Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” <a href="/luke/1-18.htm">Luke 1:18-20</a> “How can I be sure of this?” Zechariah asked the angel. “I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.” / “I am Gabriel,” replied the angel. “I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news. / And now you will be silent and unable to speak until the day this comes to pass, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled at their proper time.” <a href="/luke/1-37.htm">Luke 1:37</a> For no word from God will ever fail.” <a href="/john/6-5.htm">John 6:5-9</a> When Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread for these people to eat?” / But He was asking this to test him, for He knew what He was about to do. / Philip answered, “Two hundred denarii would not buy enough bread for each of them to have a small piece.” ... <a href="/john/11-39.htm">John 11:39-40</a> “Take away the stone,” Jesus said. “Lord, by now he stinks,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man. “It has already been four days.” / Jesus replied, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?” <a href="/romans/4-20.htm">Romans 4:20-21</a> Yet he did not waver through disbelief in the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, / being fully persuaded that God was able to do what He had promised. <a href="/hebrews/11-11.htm">Hebrews 11:11</a> By faith Sarah, even though she was barren and beyond the proper age, was enabled to conceive a child, because she considered Him faithful who had promised.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And that lord answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if the LORD should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? And he said, Behold, you shall see it with your eyes, but shall not eat thereof.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/7-17.htm">Captain</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-8.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-2.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/genesis/8-2.htm">Floodgates</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-29.htm">Food</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-2.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/2_kings/2-11.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-17.htm">Officer</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-20.htm">Open</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-27.htm">Possible</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-17.htm">Royal</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-35.htm">Taste</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-2.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-2.htm">Windows</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/9-5.htm">Captain</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-10.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-11.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-18.htm">Floodgates</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-10.htm">Food</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-27.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-27.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-6.htm">Officer</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-3.htm">Open</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-13.htm">Possible</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-13.htm">Royal</a> <a href="/job/6-6.htm">Taste</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-14.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-3.htm">Windows</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 7</div>1. <a href="/2_kings/7-1.htm">Elisha prophesies incredible plenty in Samaria</a> 3. <a href="/2_kings/7-3.htm">four lepers, venturing on the host of the Syrians, bring tidings of their flight</a> 12. <a href="/2_kings/7-12.htm">The king, finding by spies the news to be true, spoils the tents of the Syrians.</a> 17. <a href="/2_kings/7-17.htm">The lord who would not believe the prophecy of plenty is trampled in the press</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/7.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_kings/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>And the officer had answered the man of God, This phrase refers to a royal officer who served the king of Israel. The "man of God" is Elisha, a prominent prophet in Israel. Elisha succeeded Elijah and performed many miracles, serving as God's spokesperson. The officer's response reflects skepticism and disbelief in the prophetic word given by Elisha. This skepticism is a recurring theme in the Bible, where human doubt contrasts with divine promise.“Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, The officer uses hyperbolic language to express his disbelief. The phrase "windows in heaven" suggests an opening through which blessings or rain could pour down, a metaphor for divine intervention. This imagery is used elsewhere in Scripture, such as in <a href="/malachi/3-10.htm">Malachi 3:10</a>, where God promises to "open the windows of heaven" to bless those who are faithful. The officer's statement reflects a lack of faith in God's power to intervene miraculously.could this really happen?” This rhetorical question underscores the officer's doubt about the possibility of the miraculous provision Elisha prophesied. It highlights a common human tendency to doubt God's ability to work beyond natural means. The context of this doubt is a severe famine in Samaria, making the promise of abundant food seem impossible. This skepticism is reminiscent of other biblical figures who doubted God's promises, such as Sarah's laughter at the promise of Isaac's birth (<a href="/genesis/18-12.htm">Genesis 18:12</a>).So Elisha had replied, Elisha's response is authoritative, reflecting his role as a prophet who speaks God's truth. Prophets in the Old Testament often delivered messages that challenged the status quo and called people to trust in God's power and plan. Elisha's reply is not just a prediction but a declaration of divine judgment on the officer's unbelief.“You will see it with your own eyes, This phrase indicates that the officer will witness the fulfillment of Elisha's prophecy. It emphasizes the certainty of God's word coming to pass, a theme prevalent throughout Scripture. Seeing with one's own eyes is a powerful motif, as it implies undeniable evidence of God's intervention. This is similar to Thomas's need to see Jesus' wounds to believe in His resurrection (<a href="/john/20-25.htm">John 20:25-29</a>).but you will not eat any of it!” Elisha's prophecy concludes with a personal judgment on the officer's unbelief. The officer's inability to partake in the blessing serves as a warning about the consequences of doubt and disbelief. This outcome is fulfilled later in the narrative, illustrating the principle that faith is necessary to experience God's promises. The officer's fate is a sobering reminder of the importance of trusting in God's word, akin to the Israelites who doubted and did not enter the Promised Land (<a href="/numbers/14-22.htm">Numbers 14:22-23</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/elisha.htm">Elisha</a> A prophet of God who succeeded Elijah and performed many miracles. He is central to this account as the one who prophesies the abundance of food. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_officer.htm">The Officer</a> A royal officer who doubted Elisha's prophecy. His skepticism is a key element in the unfolding of the events. 3. <a href="/topical/s/samaria.htm">Samaria</a> The capital of the Northern Kingdom of Israel, which was under siege by the Arameans, leading to a severe famine. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_siege.htm">The Siege</a> The Aramean army besieged Samaria, causing extreme famine and desperation among the people. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_prophecy.htm">The Prophecy</a> Elisha's prophecy that the famine would end and food would be abundant, which was met with disbelief by the officer.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_doubt.htm">The Danger of Doubt</a> Doubt can blind us to God's power and promises. The officer's skepticism led to his downfall, serving as a warning against disbelief. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_provision.htm">God's Sovereignty and Provision</a> God is sovereign and can provide in miraculous ways, even when circumstances seem impossible. Trust in His provision is crucial. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_unbelief.htm">The Consequences of Unbelief</a> Unbelief can lead to missing out on God's blessings. The officer saw the fulfillment of the prophecy but did not partake in it. <a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_promises.htm">Faith in God's Promises</a> Believers are called to have faith in God's promises, even when they seem unlikely. Faith is a key component of the Christian walk.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 7</a> <a href="/q/explain_elisha's_prophecy_fulfillment..htm">2 Kings 7:19–20 — How do we reconcile the exact fulfillment of Elisha’s prophecy about the officer’s death without invoking the supernatural?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_jehu's_judgment_fit_divine_mercy.htm">How do we reconcile the harsh judgment carried out by Jehu in 2 Kings 9 with biblical themes of mercy and divine justice?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_2_kings_10_1-11_justify_killing.htm">How does 2 Kings 10:1-11 reconcile mass slaughter with the broader biblical prohibition against murder?</a> <a href="/q/how_do_psalms_foreshadow_jesus.htm">How do Psalms foreshadow Jesus Christ's life and mission?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) That lord.--The adjutant.Now.--And.Might such a thing be?--Literally, Might it happen according to this word? But the LXX., Syriac, and Vulg.,with many Hebrew MSS., read, as in <a href="/2_kings/7-2.htm" title="Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the LORD would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, you shall see it with your eyes, but shall not eat thereof.">2Kings 7:2</a>, "Might this thing (or word) be?"<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 19. - And that lord answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if the Lord should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof (see the comment on the preceding verse). <a href="/commentaries/2_kings/7-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>And the officer הַשָּׁלִ֜ישׁ (haš·šā·lîš) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7991.htm">Strong's 7991: </a> A triple, a triangle, a three-fold measure, a general of the third rank had answered וַיַּ֨עַן (way·ya·‘an) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6030.htm">Strong's 6030: </a> To answer, respond the man אִ֣ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person of God, הָאֱלֹהִים֮ (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative “Look, וְהִנֵּ֣ה (wə·hin·nêh) Conjunctive waw | Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> Lo! behold! even if the LORD יְהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel were to make עֹשֶׂ֤ה (‘ō·śeh) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make windows אֲרֻבּוֹת֙ (’ă·rub·bō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_699.htm">Strong's 699: </a> A lattice, a window, dovecot, chimney, sluice in heaven, בַּשָּׁמַ֔יִם (baš·šā·ma·yim) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> Heaven, sky could this הַזֶּ֑ה (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> This, that really happen?” הֲיִהְיֶ֖ה (hă·yih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be So Elisha had replied, וַיֹּאמַר֒ (way·yō·mar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “You will see [it] רֹאֶה֙ (rō·’eh) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see with your own eyes, בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ (bə·‘ê·ne·ḵā) Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> An eye, a fountain but you will not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no eat תֹאכֵֽל׃ (ṯō·ḵêl) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> To eat any of it.” וּמִשָּׁ֖ם (ū·miš·šām) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> There, then, thither <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/7-19.htm">2 Kings 7:19 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_kings/7-19.htm">2 Kings 7:19 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_kings/7-19.htm">2 Kings 7:19 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_kings/7-19.htm">2 Kings 7:19 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_kings/7-19.htm">2 Kings 7:19 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/7-19.htm">2 Kings 7:19 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/7-19.htm">2 Kings 7:19 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/7-19.htm">2 Kings 7:19 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/7-19.htm">2 Kings 7:19 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_kings/7-19.htm">2 Kings 7:19 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-19.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 7:19 And that captain answered the man (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/7-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 7:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 7:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/7-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 7:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 7:20" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>